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Donbass Special Status, Local Elections Preconditions for Next Normandy Talks

© AP Photo / Sergei ChuzavkovFrench Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault attends a joint news conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, after a meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016
French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault attends a joint news conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, after a meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016 - Sputnik International
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French Foreign Minister Jean Marc Ayrault stated that preparation of a draft Ukrainian law on local elections in Donbass and ensuring security in the region are preconditions for the next Normandy Four format meeting.

KIEV (Sputnik) – Ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, Kiev granting special status to the Donbass region and conducting local elections are preconditions for the next Normandy Four format meeting, French Foreign Minister Jean Marc Ayrault said Wednesday.

"There are various conditions, of course, which must be fulfilled to reach this goal. First of all, this is about ensuring security. We also noted ceasefire… Another condition of political character is preparation of a draft Ukrainian law on local elections in Donbass, as well as granting this region special status," Ayrault told reporters.

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